Nihongo Tree
BRANCH · THEME IN BEYOND POLITE JAPANESE

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Casual talk & reactions
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Example sentences (45)

Reactions & exclamations

nē · hey; say (to get attention)
Hey, listen to me.
nanka · like, kind of (casual filler)
I'm kind of tired.
hō · oh? hmm (impressed or curious)
Oh? That's interesting.
ie · no, not at all (polite)
No, it's fine.
wā · wow! (surprise, delight)
Wow, it's beautiful!
uwa · whoa! ugh! (shock, disgust)
Ugh, there's a bug!
hē · really? huh! (mild surprise)
Huh, is that so.
oya · oh? huh? (noticing something odd)
Huh, is somebody there?
hora · look! see? there you go
See? Just like I said.
sora · there! see? (casual)
There, take a look.
korya · boy, this is … (casual, from これは)
Well, I'll be. That's a surprise.
nanto · what! how …! (amazement)
Wow, we took first place!

Greetings, sorry & OK

gomen · sorry (casual)
Sorry, I'm late.
suman · sorry (casual, mostly men)
Sorry, I'm heading home first.
suimasen · sorry; excuse me (spoken form of すみません)
Excuse me, where is the station?
sayonara · goodbye
Goodbye, see you tomorrow.
konbanwa · good evening
Good evening, it's cold, isn't it?
yōkoso · welcome!
Welcome to Japan!
sō desu ne · that's right; let me see
That's right, I think so too.
yoshi · all right! OK! (deciding, praising)
All right, let's go!
honto · really? true (casual form of 本当)
Really? I can't believe it!
oioi · hey, come on! (casual protest)
Come on, you've got to be kidding.

Casual I, you & them

ore · I, me (casual, men)
I'm going too.
atashi · I, me (casual, mostly women)
I'd like tea.
washi · I, me (old men, dialect)
I'm getting old now.
ora · I, me (rural dialect)
My house is up on the mountain.
bokura · we, us (casual, boys and men)
We went to the same high school.
anta · you (casual, can sound rude)
What are you doing?
yatsu · guy, thing, one (casual)
He's a good guy.
yatsura · those guys, they (casual)
Those guys haven't come yet.
aitsu · that guy, him, her (casual)
That guy's late again.
onore · oneself; you! (rough)
Know yourself.
dokka · somewhere (casual form of どこか)
Let's go somewhere.

Slang & strong words

maji · seriously, for real (casual)
I'm seriously exhausted.
yabai · dangerous; awesome, crazy (casual)
Uh-oh, I'm going to be late!
meccha · super, really (casual)
This ramen is super good.
mechakucha · a total mess; extremely (casual)
The room is a total mess.
suggoi · amazing; really (casual, stressed すごい)
What an amazing person.
dekai · huge, big (casual)
What a huge dog.
kakkoii · cool, good-looking
Those shoes are cool.
mendokusai · what a pain, bothersome (casual)
Cleaning is such a pain.
debu · fatty, fat (rough, insulting)
Don't call me fat.
yappa · as expected, after all (casual)
Home really is the best, after all.
choi · a little, a bit (casual)
Hang on a sec.
sokora · around there; or so (casual)
Just leave it around there.